TWELVE NOON • DICTIONARY ONE.COM • Definition of Twelve noon

... problem affecting human life. They fail to understand that fatal consequences may follow their negligence. They treat the baby problem exactly as they would a household incident, and as they do not consider it important whether the breakfast dishes are washed at 9 A. M. or at twelve noon, neither do they consider it important whether the baby is fed at 9 A. M. or an hour later. When mothers learn that the attention they must give their babies is essentially different from the attention they give ordinary household duties, the problem ...

— The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) - A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies • W. Grant Hague